FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

You have to be an organisation representing police officers in countries affiliated to the European Union or the Council of Europe.

The organisation has to fulfil the following:

its purpose is the representation of members of civil police forces in respect to pay

conditions of service and welfareit is democratically and transparently ruled

it has a legal base in its country and negotiate on behalf of its members

it is financially stable and financed through its members

The Executive Committee gives a recommendation to the EuroCOP Committee whether to accept a new member or not. The vote requires a two-thirds majority at a EuroCOP Meeting which takes place twice a year, one time in the spring, usually around March, and one time in the fall, around November.

EuroCOP represents police unions and staff organisations in Europe. It is the Voice of Police in Europe. It works towards the European Institutions but is not one itself. Its task is to work for the police in Europe in order to facilitate their daily work.

Europol is a European Union Institution. Its task is to assist member states during national operations and enable data information exchange on crime.

The Executive Committee is the executive authority, or government of EuroCOP. It makes proposals or recommendations to the EuroCOP Committee.

The EuroCOP Committee acts as the Assembly of member organisations or the “EuroCOP Parliament”. It makes the decisions and is composed of delegates from all member organisations according to the number of individual members each member organisation has.

Congress, once every four years, is the supreme authority of EuroCOP.

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The European Council is s meeting of the Heads of State or government from the member states of the European Union.

The Council of Europe is not a European Union Institution. It acts on its own as an international organisation based in Strasbourg with 47 member countries from Europe. It was set up to promote democracy and protect human rights and the rule of law in Europe.